(11/18/08 - Initial BadBadTeacher.com Report)

Josefat (Joe) Estrada, 35, a math teacher at Vintage High School in Napa, California has been arrested and charged with child molestation.

It is alleged that Estrada had a sexual relationship with a boy who is now 18, with the sexual abuse beginning when the boy was 14-years-old.

The alleged sexual activity is said to have continued for approximately two years.

A press release from the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Department indicates that Estrada was a trusted friend of the family of the alleged victimn.

Reportedly the boy was not a student at Vintage High School.

Estrada came to the attention of authorities when a family member of the boy reported the alleged crimes.

Following his weekend arrest Estrada was reportedly being held in the Sonoma County jail on $250,000 bail with arraignment set for this morning.

11/18/08 - Update

Josefat (Joe) Estrada has been arraigned in Sonoma County court on 10 felony charges alleging the sexual abuse of a teenage boy.

Estrada was formally charged with eight counts of oral sex with a minor, one count of lewd conduct with a minor at least 10 years younger than him and one count of oral sex while the boy was unconscious or incapable of resisting.

Estrada did not enter a plea during today’s court appearance but will likely do so at a court hearing on Monday where a possible bail reduction or supervised release from jail will be considered.

05/19/09 - Plea Deal Agreement

Josefat Estrada has reportedly agreed to a plea deal in which he entered no contest pleas to three charges, including one that alleges the boy was incapable of resisting during one instance.

Sentencing is set for July 1st and Estrada faces the possibility of up to 8 years in prison on the most serious charge.

Estrada remains jailed in lieu of $235,000 bail while awaiting sentencing.

Reportedly, Estrada will be required to register as a sex offender.

07/02/09 - Sentencing

Josefat Estrada has reportedly been sentenced to seven years and four months in prison.

The sentence follows Estrada’s earlier no contest plea to oral copulation with a victim incapable of resisting the act and two counts of oral copulation with a person under age 18.

(04/17/08 - Initial BBT Report)

Corey DeHart, a math teacher at Halls High School in Knoxville, Tennessee has been indicted by a Knox County grand jury on charges of statutory rape and sexual battery by an authority figure.

DeHaret came to the attention of authorities in September by way of complaint from a female student. He was placed on paid administrative leave at that time.

His status was changed to unpaid leave in December.

After being booked into the Knox County Jail DeHart was released on $50,000 bond

05/13/08 - Trial Date Set

Corey DeHart has been scheduled for trial on November 17th on charges of statutory rape and sexual battery by an authority figure.

DeHart remains free on $50,000 bond.

11/17/08 - Charges Dismissed

Prosecutors today dropped charges against Corey DeHart, a Halls High School teacher accused of having sex with a student.

Of the dropping of charges the prosecutor was quoted as saying, “Basically our case evaporated”. This in light of evidence that reportedly called into question the account of DeHart’s accuser and “explained away” what prosecutors had thought was evidence backing up the student’s claim.

DeHart’s status with the school system is yet to be clarified.

06/30/09 - Corey DeHart To Appear Before School Board

Corey DeHart is to appear before the Knox County School Board today to dispute alleged sexual activity with a female student, who is also scheduled to appear at the hearing.

Knox County School Superintendent Jim McIntyre last month recommended DeHart’s termination.

All criminal charges against DeHart were dropped and the prosecutor said, “Basically our case evaporated”. This after DeHart’s defense attorney uncovered proof that punched holes in evidence of the teenager’s claims.

DeHart has been suspended without pay since December, 2007.

He began teaching at Halls, his alma mater, in 1998 and was tenured in 2001.

References:

Halls High teacher to dispute charges of sex with student (06/30/09)

Student-sex charges dropped against Halls High teacher (11/17/08)

November trial set for Halls teacher accused of sex with student (05/13/08)

Halls teacher accused of sexual battery (04/17/08)

Halls High teacher charged with having sex with student (04/17/08)

s(03/06/09 - Initial BadBadTeacher.com Report)

Valynne Asay Bowers, 39, a math teacher at Bountiful Junior High School in Bountiful, Utah has been arrested on allegations that she had a sexual relationship with a 13-year-old male student.

Bowers came to the attention of police when another teacher at Bountiful Junior High School went to her supervisor and reported that she had been having sex with a male student.

That teacher, Linda Richins Nef, then implicated Bowers, saying that Bowers had been having sex with the same boy since December, 2008.

As a result, Valynne Bowers was arrested Thursday night on charges of forcible sodomy of a child and child rape.

The Linda Richins Nef was expected to arrested today.

Officials say the alleged crimes involving Bowers happened at Bowers’ home since December of 2008.

Reportedly the boy was 13 when the sexual activity allegedly began and is now 14-years-old.

Bowers appeared in court Friday afternoon and her bail was set at $20,000.

03/10/09 - Case Update

Stunned by the alleged rape of a student by two of his teachers, Bountiful Junior High School principal Brent Stephens spent most of Monday pacifying teachers and parents.

03/16/08 - Arraignment

Valynne Bowers appeared in court today for arraignment.

Her attorney entered not guilty pleas on her behalf on felony counts of forcible sodomy and rape.

Bowers next court appearance is set for April 13 for a pretrial conference.

Bowers also conditionally waived her preliminary hearing today and her attorney indicated that he hoped to work out a plea bargain with the Davis County Attorney’s Office. If no deal can be made, the defendant can then request a preliminary hearing.

The judge ordered that Bowers have no contact with the alleged victim.

04/13/09 - Attorney Seeks Mental Evaluation

The attorney for Valynne Bowers is asking the judge to delay the case in order to provide time for a psychosexual evaluation to be done on Bowers before moving forward with a plea agreement.

Rich Gallegos, Bowers’ attorney, said, “I’m hopeful the state will be willing to work something out you know that I think is fair to the victim and fair to Valynne as well”.

Bowers will appear back in court on May 4.

05/05/09 - Court Appearance and Plea Deal Under Discussion

Valynne Bowers had a court appearance yesterday.

Bowers’ defense attorney indicated that his client may opt for a jury trial if prosecutors are unwilling to back away from the first-degree felony charges Bowers now faces.

Defense attorney Rich Gallegos is seeking a plea deal in which Bowers would plead guilty to third-degree felony unlawful sexual contact with a minor, a charge that carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison.

06/01/09 - Plea Deal Still In Works

The attorney for Valynne Bowers has asked the court for more time to work out a plea deal with prosecutors.

Reportedly Bowers recently underwent a psycho-sexual evaluation and is in counseling.

Bowers’ attorney indicated that he is hopeful that we can work out a deal where she can get some type of probationary sentence.

06/29/09 - Bowers Rejects Plea Deal, Headed To Trial

Valynne Bowers has reportedly rejected a plea deal which would have required her to plead guilty to first-degree felony charges of rape and sodomy.

Reportedly, Bowers rejected the deal, believing the facts of the case did not match the charges.

The judge set the next hearing in the case for July 27th.

Defense attorney Rich Gallegos contends that Bowers was not in a “position of special trust” with the boy because she was formerly his teacher, not his current teacher at the time of the alleged sexual relationship.

Gallegos reportedly contends, “Nothing occurred during school hours; the contact was not initiated by her. She never used her position as a teacher. The victim came around to see her. Our position is she’s not a teacher when she goes home and is on her own time.”